Fabric for wearing apparel



Oct. 27, 1925. 1,558,563

F. B. NEWTON FABRIC FR WEARING APPAREL ilvedarch 2'7, 1924 vPatented Oct. 27, 1925.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

.Application led March 27, 1924. Serial No. 702,346.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, FRANK B. NEWTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Milton, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented new ald useful Improvements in Fabrics for Wearing Apparel, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved fabric for wearing apparel and is particu-` larly adapted to be used in connection with the jerseys or jackets worn by football players.

The object of the invention is to provide a fabric which can be attached to the jerseys or other articles of apparel of football players which will have a rough surface which will be flexible and will possess wear y resisting qualities.

When used in connectionwith the jerseys of football players the fabric is attached to the breast portion and to certain portions of the sleeves of the jerseys, the object being to provide a fabric of the character set forth which will resist slipping of the football when it is held pressed against the breast by the arm of the player, thus giving the player a more secure grip upon the ball and lessening the possibility ofthe ball slipping accidentally out of his grasp.

To these ends the invention consists in a fabric such as hereinafter described in the specification and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings:

Figure l isa front elevation of a portion of the fabric embodying my invention, the

salne being broken away to show the diferent layers of material of which the fabric consists. j

Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail section taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Like numerals refer to like parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

In the drawings, 5 is a layer of flexible fabric which preferably consists of a woven fabric, in order that a layer of adhesive material 6 may, upon being applied thereto, become closely and intimately associated therewith. A layer of small particles or granules, preferably of cork, wood fibre, or other light substance, is applied to the adhesive layer 6, and these granules are partly imbedded in said adhesive material A protective covering 8 also of adhesive material may be applied to the granular layer 7 It is desirable that the layer 6 should be very stlcky 1n order that the granulesgof the layer 7 may be firmly attached to the fabric layer 5. The layer 6 preferably consists of a suitable rubber or gum compound. The layer 8 may also be, and preferably is, composed of such compound which is cured after being spread upon the granular surface so that 1t will not be excessively sticky, but, on the other hand, will not be slippery. The objection to the covering layer 8 being sticky is that when folded upon itself, the different parts of the covering layer would stick together so thatwhen pulled apart, the granulated 'surface would be liable to be torn off from the adhesive surface 6 and thus dam` age thefabric as a whole.

The covering layer 8, may, therefore, be cured in a manner well known to those skilled in the art so as to present an absolutely non-sticky outer surface, or it may be cured so as to be slightly sticky, without departing from the Spirit of my invention, the intent being to provide a fabric which while being very flexible, presents a soft, tough and rough surface which will prevent accidental slipping thereon of an article such as a football when pressed thereagainst.

By utilizing granules of cork for the layer 7 the surface of the fabric is rendered rough and at the same time the cork assists the rubber compound layers 6 and 8 in making the article as a whole moisture proof.

In use, in connection with wearing apparel, the fabric hereinbefore described is cut into pieces of suitable size and shape and sewed or fastened to the breast portions and to the sleeves of jerseys for football players.

While I have described my improved fabric as particularly adapted to be attached to jerseys or other articles of apparel, I do not wish to be limited to this use as the fabric forming the subject-matter of this invention may be used in a variety of ways without departing from the spirit of my invention.

I claim:

1. An article for wearing apparel comprising a layer of flexible fabric, an inner layer of adhesive material thereon and granules imbedded in said adhesive material whereby said fabric is provided with a rough surface and a thin outer layer of adhesive material of a less sticky nature than that of said inner layer of adhesive material covering said granules and forming a protective covering therefor.

2, An article for Wearing apparel comtective covering therefor, the inner 1a er of prising a layer of exible fabric, an inner adhesive material being of a more stic y nalayer of adhesive material thereon, granules ture than the outer layer of adhesive mate- 10 imbedded in said adhesive material whereby rial.

said fabric is rovided with a rough surface Intestimony whereof I have hereunto set and an outer tlin layer of adhesive material my hand. v covering said granules and forming a pro- FRANK B. NEWTON. 

